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Week Commencing 21st December: Met this week with two people (one local, one working in England) with IT backgrounds to discuss further the opportunities we might have to enhance the area’s connectivity. Colleagues at HIE are currently working on this issue, so we may see progress in the New Year. Met Koreen MacDougall from the […]
The owners of the John O'Groats House Hotel have welcomed news of a masterplan for the area which, if completed in its entirety, could cost in the region of
Marine environmental consultancy Partrac has opened a new office in Forss, Caithness. http://social.tidaltoday.com/news/partrac-opens-new-office-thurso http://www.partrac.com/content/02_news_article.php?nid=102
The former Woolworths' stores in Thurso and Wick are scheduled to re-open as Ethel Austin shops in the next two weeks. http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/7207/
Marine energy developers from around the world converged on Caithness and Orkney at the invitation of the North Scotland Industries Group (NSIG) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). http://www.hie.co.uk/default.aspx.locid-0finewm6b.RefLocID-0fihiesvg008.Lang-EN.htm
John Swinney on Friday welcomed European approval for Scottish public sector bodies to have greater flexibility in providing support for business during the current economic downturn. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/02/13105400
Scotland's new Environment Minister officially took up her new post on Friday and spoke of her determination to play a leading role in creating a cleaner, greener Scotland. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/02/12171922
A photographer Mike McCartney's latest exhibition is to play a crucial role in promoting the Far North. http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/6082/Far_North_photography_exhibit_is_launched_in_Parliament.html
A “strategic alliance” has been formed to push forward a plan to use tidal energy to power a computer data centre in Caithness. http://www.atlantisresourcescorporation.com/news-press/scots-company-joins-tidal-project/
The Crown Estate has announced that the first stage of the process to allocate sites for wave and tidal renewable energy in the Pentland Firth strategic area is complete. http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/newscontent/92-pentland-firth-tidal-energy-project-2.htm